Tony Stewart's All-American Racing

My first reaction booting this up was genuine surprise that a short-track dirt oval game this niche even exists on PC and console - and then I lost an hour before I remembered to eat dinner. Monster Games built All-American Racing around three distinct vehicle classes: the nimble US Legend Cars, the scrappy Street Stocks, and the heavy, tank-like Big-Block Modifieds. Each handles differently in a meaningful way. The Legend Cars and Street Stocks feel quick and twitchy, while the Big-Block Modifieds are a lumbering, momentum-heavy beast that rewards patience through corners. All three demand counter-steering on dirt, and when the physics click, it genuinely feels like the car is fighting the track rather than just gliding over it. For the couch-crowd question - yes, local split-screen is here, and yes, it works. Online goes up to 25 players, which is more chaotic and fun than you'd expect from a short-oval game. The difficulty range is wide enough that a first-timer can slap on stability assists and still have a good time, while sim-leaning players can strip the aids away and wrestle the car themselves. That said, the AI has a well-documented aggression problem at certain difficulty steps: on Hard you can dominate, on Expert you get punted into the wall. The jump between those two settings is a real design gap, and a custom difficulty slider would have fixed it entirely. The Career mode is the meat of the solo offering. It's non-linear, which means you choose your series, hire staff, manage finances, upgrade your chassis, engine, frame, and tires, and build something that resembles a racing organisation over multiple seasons. Progress is slow and deliberate - don't expect your Street Stock to feel competitive after five races. That grind will either feel rewarding or tedious depending on how much you enjoy incremental team management between the actual driving. If you liked the old-school business layer in Nascar games from the early 2000s, this scratches that specific itch. Quick Race and Championship modes cover the sessions where you just want to skip the spreadsheet and get sideways. Visually, it's functional rather than impressive. The cars themselves look solid, dirt accumulates on bodywork as the race goes on, and the track surfaces shift under headlights in a way that feels authentic. The surrounding environment - grandstands, infield, sky boxes - are basic enough that you notice, but during the race your eyes stay on the racing line anyway. The soundtrack is full country and radio rock, which either fits perfectly or will send you straight to the options menu to mute it. Either choice is valid. This is absolutely a niche game, and it owns that identity without apology. If you want a broad-spectrum racing game covering tarmac, open-wheel, and street circuits, look elsewhere. But if the words Big-Block Modified or Street Stock mean anything to you, or if you just want a low-barrier, split-screen-friendly racer that four people can enjoy on a couch with minimal setup, All-American Racing delivers that specific thing better than anything else currently on PC.

Riley · Scout Team

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